villa Ajwa

The elegant villa at 10 Piskova Street was built in 1906. According to archival records, the owner was Mrs. Turska. The villa’s original appearance was altered after a reconstruction in 1922 by architect Józef Hornung. It was then that the villa acquired the outlines of modernist style and the look we encountered at the start of the design process. An interesting fact is that in the 1920s the estate was purchased by the grandfather of the renowned Polish poet Adam Zagajewski. It was in this very villa that the future poet, prose writer, and essayist was born. For a long period, the estate was uninhabited and not maintained, which left the villa in a neglected state by the time our bureau was engaged. Thus, we faced a difficult task: to preserve, restore, and renovate the valuable architectural elements while also adapting the space to the needs of the new owners.